USA Vs. Mexico: Brek Shea, Robbie Rogers Combine For USMNT Equalizer In 1-1 Draw

After a dull 45 minutes, hopefully Klinsmann spices things up with his personnel and/or formation. Seriously, at least make this fun. A boring 1-0 loss in a friendly tells us nothing and puts me to sleep. It’s an exhibition!

This isn’t a major move and it doesn’t really matter much. As team first as the U.S. wants to be, Mexico still have much better players than they do and at least check it is players who determine the results, not names or numbers on the backs of jerseys. Even so, it’s a move by new manager Jurgen Klinsmann who is trying to instill a certain mindset in the players so if he thinks it will help even a little but, more power to him.

FMFSoM also points out that there’s a nice little battle brewing at forward where Aldo de Nigris is out with injury and Omar Arellano and Oribe Peralta are fighting for roster spots.

The bad news is there’s a pretty good chance the stadium is only going to be half full. The good news is that plenty of seats are still available, and you can even find them for well below face value. Through the SB Nation Ticket Center, you can get in for as little as $30 and you can find seats in the midfield for as cheap as $81. Considering those tickets retail for $43 and $115, respectively, that’s really not a bad deal.

While the game obviously lacks the meaning of the Gold Cup final or a World Cup qualifier, it is a chance to see Jurgen Klinsmann’s sideline debut for the Red, White and Blue.